miztli
Central Nahuatl edit
Alternative forms edit
- (Tlaxcala): mistl
Etymology edit
From Classical Nahuatl miztli.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
miztli
- (Jaltocán, Milpa Alta and Texcoco) Puma, cougar, mountain lion (Puma concolor).
- (Cholula): Cat
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Herrera López, Hermilo (2015); Diccionario de la lengua Náhuatl de Texcoco, Instituto Mexiquense de los pueblos indígenas. Academia de la lengua náhuatl de Texcoco, Mexico City, Mexico.
- Medina, Genaro (1999); online Curso de Náhuatl, Universidad de las Américas; San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, Mexico.
- Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor (2002); Lecciones de Náhuatl, Editorial Hirata; Mexico City, Mexico.
- Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Jaltocán variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.
Classical Nahuatl edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *musa (“wildcat”) (compare Hopi moosa).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
miztli (plural mimiztin)
- Puma/cougar/mountain lion (Puma concolor).
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 154r:
- Leon animal. miztli.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- c1609: Tezozomoc, Chimalpahin, Cronica mexicayotl, f. 22r
- camo çan quexquich yn ompa onoque yn ompa tlapia yn tequanime yn cuecuetlachtin. yn ocelome. yn mimiztin yn cocohua
(Countless fierce animals were there; bears, jaguars, mountain lions, snakes were on guard.)- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Central Huasteca Nahuatl: mistli
- Central Nahuatl: miztli
- Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: mistli
- Morelos Nahuatl: mistle
- Northern Puebla Nahuatl: mistli
- Temascaltepec Nahuatl: mistli
References edit
- Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 237
- Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (1997) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Susan Schroeder, transl., Codex Chimalpahin, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pages 70–71
- Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, pages 149–150
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl edit
Noun edit
miztli
References edit
- Sullivan, John; Olko, Justyna (2016); Tlahtolxitlauhcayotl, Chicontepec, Veracruz, Editorial Artes Liberales, Revitalizing Endangered Languages, IDIEZ, University of Warsow, Poland.